FOOD Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2023 Edition
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I do that all the time at a number of stores near me, and fill in from the cheapest one.
“I’ve mentioned before about Costco selliing Kirkland canned roast beef. It is pre-cooked, so you could eat it right out of the can, if’n you wanted to. Has some sodium phosphates.
If you purchased it only for rainy days, (which seem more and more likely lately) you should relax some of your hesitation on chemicals in your food. You don’t need to be organic at that point.
There are four 12-ounce cans, or 3 pounds total, for $12.97. So about $4.33 per pound. Already canned. “Best-by” date about 2 years out, but it should last 10 years or so and be good.
I really can’t buy the meat alone for that price, not counting the cost of canning jars and the labor involved in cooking it.
I opened a can tonight for dinner. Certainly cooked well enough. I liked more salt than it had. Tasty enough. More than plenty for the two of us. Don’t need a can opener. A bargain.”
A snippet from Mark B.:
Kirkland canned roast beef. ‘Next Pandemic’ Will Be the ‘Big One'.
If you purchased it only for rainy days, (which seem more and more likely lately) you should relax some of your hesitation on chemicals in your food. You don’t need to be organic at that point.
There are four 12-ounce cans, or 3 pounds total, for $12.97. So about $4.33 per pound. Already canned. “Best-by” date about 2 years out, but it should last 10 years or so and be good.
I really can’t buy the meat alone for that price, not counting the cost of canning jars and the labor involved in cooking it.
I opened a can tonight for dinner. Certainly cooked well enough. I liked more salt than it had. Tasty enough. More than plenty for the two of us. Don’t need a can opener. A bargain.”
A snippet from Mark B.:
Kirkland canned roast beef. ‘Next Pandemic’ Will Be the ‘Big One'.
bracketquant
Veteran Member
Nice...but, ...
I generally shop for the 50% off sales. A well stocked pantry gives me the time to wait for those sales.
school marm
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I was pretty excited to get a 25-lb bag of sugar for $8.10 this week. Of course, it is beet sugar, not cane sugar, and the bag had been damaged, so it might have been short a pound or two. DH will use it to feed the hummingbirds next year. I can't imagine trying to build a food storage with these prices.
Marseydoats
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Mid South this AM...
WM had no fruitcake, except from the deli, which didn't look very appetizing. No Vitamin A or Special Kitty litter, going on over a month now. Most of the folks shopping seemed to be buying Christmas presents.
Aldi had no bagel chips, lemon juice. egg nog, or fruitcake. They only had 1 pallet of milk. I wanted 2 pizzas and they only had 1. Very low on a lot of other things. I had to really look to find any canned biscuits (we use them for pie crusts) and the Maria cookies were still sealed up in a big box. There was half an aisle that had nothing on it at all, and they had expanded the wine section
They finally had something similar to the powdered sugar holiday cookies that I like, but they were $10 for a small tin. I didn't buy them.
WM had no fruitcake, except from the deli, which didn't look very appetizing. No Vitamin A or Special Kitty litter, going on over a month now. Most of the folks shopping seemed to be buying Christmas presents.
Aldi had no bagel chips, lemon juice. egg nog, or fruitcake. They only had 1 pallet of milk. I wanted 2 pizzas and they only had 1. Very low on a lot of other things. I had to really look to find any canned biscuits (we use them for pie crusts) and the Maria cookies were still sealed up in a big box. There was half an aisle that had nothing on it at all, and they had expanded the wine section
They finally had something similar to the powdered sugar holiday cookies that I like, but they were $10 for a small tin. I didn't buy them.
Zahra
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You know you're still living in an affluent society when you can still afford to buy food for wild birds! LOL!!
John Deere Girl
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25 lbs of Walmart brand sugar is now $18.76. This is usually the time of year that baking staples are on sale. Not this year.
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
You’re right; we barely can build more preps. I have holes in mine that I can’t fill because I’m spending more just to keep up with DAILY foods
bracketquant
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The local WalMart has a huge stacked display of 100+ large tins of Christmas cookies in one center aisle. It feels like I'm in the US, and people on the other side are in Mexico.
They finally have eggs, but the price has gone up more than $1 a dozen in the past week ($1.67 to $2.78).
They finally have eggs, but the price has gone up more than $1 a dozen in the past week ($1.67 to $2.78).
psychgirl
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I WISH we had one because I’d DEF fill up the freezer
school marm
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They're his "pets". Cheaper than the 3 Great Pyrenees and 2 cats, so he says. And he only has to feed them for five months of the year.
straightstreet
Life is better in flip flops
Pre-covid DH and I used to say we couldn't walk into Walmart without spending $100. Now we say...$300. We keep a list and only shop once a month. It does save money for us anyway. This is groceries and a household items for the month for the 2 of us. Last month we spent $378. To fill in food gaps in our storage we go to sams club once every 6 months and divide that food haul up with our DD and grandsons. That is expensive too. I know we're all feeling it.
Today was the bi-monthly food pantry and again this time it was a very good box. Precooked frozen turkey breast, #1 frozen ground turkey, 3 cans fruit, 2 cans vegetables, 1 can spaghetti sauce, 2 boxes of veggie spiral pasta, 2 boxes mac & cheese, 2# bag of shredded cheddar cheese, small jar peanut butter, 1# bag of rice, dozen eggs, tube of refrigerator crescent rolls and small bag of frozen vegetables labeled "pot roast vegetables". Since I can't afford a pot roast, I'm guessing they will go in with meat loaf. The items I got but cannot eat were a bags of walnuts, garbanzo beans, frozen blueberries, lentils and fresh grapes all of which I passed on to an unemployed friend. I already have everything put away, but I think I remembered everything. I got two bags of walnuts last time which I passed on to someone who bakes for others a lot.
Oh, I was going to add that I did shopping for December yesterday since I had to be in town. I was able to find most of what was on my list although I decided against a few items I deemed overpriced (for me anyway). Each store's stocking was not deep in many areas. In Aldi it was more noticeable because at the other store things had been shifted around to fill blank spots.
Oh, I was going to add that I did shopping for December yesterday since I had to be in town. I was able to find most of what was on my list although I decided against a few items I deemed overpriced (for me anyway). Each store's stocking was not deep in many areas. In Aldi it was more noticeable because at the other store things had been shifted around to fill blank spots.
psychgirl
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I stopped by our Kroger last night.
The meats were not only picked over but the ONLY thing in the affordable range were pork tenderloins, of which I bought two small ones for freezing.
Beef; simply outrageous $$ to the point I felt slightly panicked. Not much to choose from anyway, least not what I would have wanted.
Chicken; picked over and expensive except Tyson had BOGO legs or thighs which also were sparse.
The week after Thanksgiving is usually like that but this time it really really bothered me.
The meats were not only picked over but the ONLY thing in the affordable range were pork tenderloins, of which I bought two small ones for freezing.
Beef; simply outrageous $$ to the point I felt slightly panicked. Not much to choose from anyway, least not what I would have wanted.
Chicken; picked over and expensive except Tyson had BOGO legs or thighs which also were sparse.
The week after Thanksgiving is usually like that but this time it really really bothered me.
babysteps
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Went to add a couple tubs of marshmallow creme for fudge to my grocery order last week.
Nearly hyperventilated when they came up at TEN BUCKS EACH for the regular sized tub. For a brand I've never heard of.
Apparently the store was out of stock and shipped was the only option - and at that price, they must've been coming from Siberia.
I made my own instead.
Just checked - online, they're still $5 each plus $8 shipping.
Nearly hyperventilated when they came up at TEN BUCKS EACH for the regular sized tub. For a brand I've never heard of.
Apparently the store was out of stock and shipped was the only option - and at that price, they must've been coming from Siberia.
I made my own instead.
Just checked - online, they're still $5 each plus $8 shipping.
school marm
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DH went to the big city for a dr appt and to visit his family and decided to do some shopping as well.
Trader Joes's shelf stable whipping cream was 99 cents 3+ years ago. Today $1.69. 70% increase in 3 years.
Wheat Montana white wheat in 25-lb bags was $17.82 6 months ago. Today $23 and change (can't remember what he said for the change).
DD and I watched just last night a Korean movie "A Melody to Remember," about a children's choir formed with orphans during the Korean War. So very many orphaned children. I asked DH to get two more bags each of wheat and oats. I feel like we'll need to be prepared to feed some little children.
Trader Joes's shelf stable whipping cream was 99 cents 3+ years ago. Today $1.69. 70% increase in 3 years.
Wheat Montana white wheat in 25-lb bags was $17.82 6 months ago. Today $23 and change (can't remember what he said for the change).
DD and I watched just last night a Korean movie "A Melody to Remember," about a children's choir formed with orphans during the Korean War. So very many orphaned children. I asked DH to get two more bags each of wheat and oats. I feel like we'll need to be prepared to feed some little children.
For the last 3 years, i go to the store (i always use the independent grocer cause thats who i started with) and buy (IIRC) 5 things: a gallon of milk a pound of beans, a pound of rice, a loaf of bread, and a pak of toilet paper. I then enter the prices of all in my journal and compare to the previous years. I'll post it to this thread when i do that in January.
This week's Aldi ad just arrived in the email. They have their spiral hams for $1.69/lb. and Butterball turkeys for .99/lb. Probably about as good as it's going to get from them.
I bought a ham from the local/regional chain this morning for the same money. Good enough. That will make Christmas dinner.
I bought a ham from the local/regional chain this morning for the same money. Good enough. That will make Christmas dinner.
Zahra
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Look what's rolling out again -- sigh
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psychgirl
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Hams and such are still on sale just about anywhere. I’ve not looked at our Aldi though!
I’m planning on buying another one next week to split up and freeze. That, and a small turkey breast if any are affordable.
A whole turkey is too big for the room I have left in the big basement freezer, unfortunately so we’ll make do with a whole breast.
Bubble Head
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We have a small local Amish Deli/Store in the area. Excellent sandwiches. However they have certainly taken the initiative to more forward on the inflation front. Currently they have a 25# bag of flour for $75. It sits there as far as I know.
StarryEyedLad
désespéré pour le ciel
Carlyblue
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We always like to make a prime rib roast for New Year's Eve. I didn't think we would be able to have it this year because of the high beef prices. Piggly Wiggly has Black Angus rib roasts for $8.99 lb. I thanked the meat dept manager for being able to sell them for such a good price. He told me that $8.99 was their cost to buy them.
WildDaisy
God has a plan, Trust it!
Rib eye Roast here is $25.79/lb. Prime Rib is $40.29/lb. Fresh Scallops are $22.99/lb. Unaffordable this Christmas.
psychgirl
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We have always had big lobster tails but even if DH can bring them home from work, I suspect they’ll be out of reach
I have filet in the freezer already though
WildDaisy
God has a plan, Trust it!
Those prices - I'm glad our traditional Christmas dinner has always been ham. Guessing for a reason long forgotten...but probably from years like this!
I'm Italian, so have a large family, and food is usually a big thing at Christmas. Christmas Eve is all fish, shellfish and seafood dishes. Christmas day is homemade ravioli, fish, prime rib, tons of veggies, pastry, cakes, pies...the whole shebang. Christmas Dinner is usually 50+ at the house, with people coming and going all day.
This year, the whole family is feeling the pinch. We are cutting back on what we are doing and sharing the load a bit with some "potluck" so the burden of the food isn't all on a family or two.
We are deeming this year "The Norman Rockwell Christmas" - his famous Great Depression era painting.
This years focus is on family and the true meaning of Christmas, and a lot of the needless fluff is going by the wayside. The older generation is struggling a bit with it, because it means letting go of traditions, and making new ones, and they dont do too well with change.
Traditions need to change if the price is too high. Start a new tradition. My family is small so not so costly, but we do a big traditional Thanksgiving dinner and then have a soup dinner for Christmas. Also, we usually do not do our Christmas get together until January. This year it will be chicken noodle soup (homemade noodles) and homemade dinner rolls. I'm thinking chocolate pie for dessert as I'm tired of pumpkin. For the last 10 years it has been chili for Christmas but I'm changing the game this year.
nomifyle
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We never do the traditional holiday meals any more. Its just too much food and we stopped going to relatives houses for holiday meals, too much food and its disgusting seeing how high people pile their plates. I bought a 3 # ham, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans and corn, and a can of cranberry sauce is probably what we are going to have. Except for the ham I just bought everything else is in the pantry. I might bake DH a strawberry rhurbarb pie, maybe, he's been grouchy lately.
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